#14051-16

The Old Town with serial number 14051 is a 16 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Charles River model with Western red cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales, closed mahogany double gunwales, mahogany decks, mahogany trim, and a keel. It was built between April and May, 1910. The original exterior paint color was white. It shipped on May 27th, 1910 to Cranford, New Jersey. A scanned copy of this build record can be found by following the link behind the attached thumbnail image below.

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It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description don't match your canoe. The messages and pictures at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?t=3823 show other Old Towns with gunwales like this. The bolts were usually countersunk and plugged so I do not know if the tops were rectangular. It does not appear to have had a sailing rig fitted when it left the factory. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson